Ch'apini

For the village in Iran, see Chibni.
Ch'apini
Ch'apini

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,474 m (11,398 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°08′20″S 67°33′45″W / 17.13889°S 67.56250°W / -17.13889; -67.56250Coordinates: 17°08′20″S 67°33′45″W / 17.13889°S 67.56250°W / -17.13889; -67.56250
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality
Parent range Andes

Ch'apini (Aymara jach'a big, ch'api thorn,[2] -ni a suffix, "the big one with thorns", also spelled Chapini) is a 3,474-metre-high (11,398 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Ch'apini lies at the Luribay River, southeast of Jach'a Ch'apini ("big Ch'apini").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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